Typewriting machine



, March 4, 1930. J. A. E SMITH TYPEWRITINQ MACHINE led June so. 192'! 3SheetsSheet 1 March 4, 1930. J. A. B. SMITH 1,749,550

TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed June so. 1927 s Shets-Sheet 2 March 4, 1930..1. A. a. sum-1 'nrmnmcmourns Filed June so, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3Patented Mar. 4, 1930 UNITED STATES iaaassc PATENT GFFECE JESSE A. BSMITH, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO UNDEBWOOD ELLIOTT FISHERCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE the clamps arereleased and both TYPEWRITIN G MACHINE Application filed June 30,

This invention relates generally to improvements in web-manifoldingtypewriting machines, such as disclosed in the patent to Wernery &Smith, No. 1,132,055, dated March 16, 1915.

Some oflices require that two kinds of records be made of usualcheck-vouchers employed in paying certain expenses. One record usuallyconsists of a set of record-forms for'each check-voucher, each formhaving a carbon-copied thereon all matter typed on a check-voucher,includin the name and the address of the payee. he other record isusually a plurality of record-sheets, each bearing a carbon-copy of aline of special record-data on each check-voucher.

, It is an object of this invention to provide means for preparing theabove-noted kinds of records of check-vouchers in a typewriting machinein an eflicient manner while typing the original check-voucher. It is afurther object to provide means for making a plurality of records, incondensed form, of the special record-data typed on the checkvouchers.

In carrying out my invention, an Underwood typewriting machine of theWernery- Smith type is provided with two separately movablecarbon-carriers running on the same track, one behind the other. Theforward carbon-carrier holds carbons interleaved between the plies of amain web bearing a successionof check-voucher-forms, and the rearcarbon-carrier holds carbons interleaved between the plies of acondensed record-web.

The leading ends of all the carbons are evenly disposed above theprinting line for typing the line of special record-data on the leadingcheck-voucher, and this line is manifolded on all the plies of bothwebs. After line-spacing both webs ahead one or more line-spaces asusual and then unlocking the platen and raising it a small" amount,clamps mounted on the usual platen-displacing frame are operated to gripthe condensed record-web against a usual paper-table to hold itstationary while the operator pulls the typed line on the main web aheadto a web collating position. The platen is then looked down again websare fed 1927. Serial No. 202,631.

rearwardly a predetermined amount by a condensing handle mechanism,which will bring the second line of writing on the checkvoucher to theprinting line and carry the leading edges of the carbons of therecordweb below the printing line far enough to permit the name and theaddress of the payee and other matter to be typed on the original checkvoucher and copied on the check-voucher web-plies without beingcarbon-copied on the record-web. The condensing handle mechanism may nowbe operated to rotate the platen'forwardly one line beyond its positionbe fore being moved rearwardly, which will bring the lines ofrecord-data on the recordweb the desired distance above the printingline for usual condensed record-work. The clamps may now be madeeffective to grip the record-web again to hold it in position while thecarbons are stripped and the first set of check-voucher-forms is severedin the usual way from the body of the check-voucherweb. The clamps arethen released and the succeeding check-voucher typed.

A feature of the present invention resides in arranging the usualcontrol lever for looking down the platen with a single notch havingcam-faceseffective for raising the platen a small amount to release thecheck-voucherweb from the grip of the platen and the lower feed-rollspreparatory to moving the web ahead.

Another feature resides in the provision of a lateral blade normallyheld away from the usual paper-table and swingable rearwardlyv adjacentthe paper-table for use both as a check-voucher collating-gage and acutting-off knife;

Still another feature resides in the orgamzation of parts for collatingone work-Web relatively to the other, including two separatel movablecarbon-carriers, the recordweb olding clamps, and the means forconcomitantl unlocking and raising the platen.

Other eatures and advantages wil hereinafter appear. a

In the according drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view, front to rear, through anUnderwood typewriting machine, embodying my invention,

I I the check-.voucher web has been advanced, the record web being heldstationary by the the p aten returne to advancing the check-voucher websep-: 3 arately.

.Figure 3 is aIdiag'rammatic view, showing the relative positionsof theworkewebs after clamps. 1

Figure-4; teammate-sew, showing the carbonsoi the record-web moved toaninefiective position below thefgrinting line by operation of thecondensin mg. v

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic view, showing the record-webvcar ons advancedabove the printing line after the typing of the checkvoucher-form hasbeen completed.

sitioned forreceiving the second line oftyptwo work-webs straightenedout in carbonstrip'ping position, the check-voucher-web being pulledahead to its cutting-off gage with the clamps still disposed ineffective position. g

,Fi re 7.is a diagrammatic view, showing tion and the cutting-ofi' knifemoved rearwardly to efiective cutting-off p0siti0n,,the

carbons of both webs being left even and inposition for copying the lineof record-data on the next succeeding check-voucher-form on all theplies of both webs.

Figure 8 is a partial front diagrammatic view of the record-web inposition around the platenwith the overlyingcheck-voucherweb disposedintermediate the sides of the record-web. v i

Figure 9 is a partial'top view of the typewriti'ng. machine. shown'inFigure 1, certain partsbeing shown broken away and others in section tobetter illustrate the construction of the machine. 1 c

In 'awell-manifolding typewriting machine of the Wernery-Smith type, atype 10 may be' swung" by instrumentalities, not shofwniup against aplaten 11 having a' shaft 12'journaled i'na platen-displacing frame 13,

pivotallymounted in a carriage l4. Feed rolls 15 and 161m supported bysaid carriage for engagement against the platen. A rear paper-table 17may have a forwardly-extend- 1ng apron 18. A. rearwardly-extendmg track,

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I andle mech- 'anism. Thecheck-voucher-we isshown p0" The clamps areshown in eflective position again. I Figure 6' 1s a diagrammatic view,showingto normal typing posiwhose functions willappear hereinafter,includes two rails 19,which are supported at their forward ends by abracket 20, fastened to the carriage, and which are supported at theirrear ends-for lateral movement-on in'- strumentalitiels," not shown. Theparts described sofar may be, in generah'similar to v hose disclosed inthepatent to William Ei 'No. 1,572,139, dated Februaryfi, I 1926. a a

g 1 Two carboncarriers 21and 22 are mount-7 ed on the rails lfl'andareseparately movable toward andifiom the;platen, and may have theusualiadjustable, paired Sid guides 23 .and2 v respectively. The vfrontcarbon-carv rier 21, may fhave v, an operating arm 25, and 9 thecarbon-carrier22 may have'an operating arm 26. extending forwardly alongthe arm 25, a short'distan'ce" to the, left of the latter, H

which arrangement of the arms permits con-t 1 venient movementofgfe'ither carbon carrier I independentlyof the other, jf The',carbon-can riers are provided withusual carbon-holding blades I T f a lvIn one use of my invention,ytheuforward 0 carrier ,21 holds carbons 30interleaved 'be,- tween plies 31 of a main multiple-ply-web Av whose topplymay have printed thereon a succession of check voucher-forms 32 suchas 1 are commonly used by municipal gOYGIIlfr-b ments in paying debtsincurredv by the musf nicipalitiesj The lower plies of the webgA fl maybear printed forms corresponding to the, check-voucher-forms 32and'disposed thereunder to'form sets in a usual way. 32 will have a line33 of record-data charac-' ters, which it is desired to manifold on theunderlying plies of web A, by carbons 30, and manifolded on each of aplurality of lies 34 of a multiple-ply condensed record we B, by meansof carbons 35held by the carbon-- carrier 22 in interleaved relationwith the: plies 34, one of the carbons 35 usually being disposed formanifolding' the typedmatter on the first or outer ply of the condensedno record-web. The name and the address'of the payee, and otherinformationrelative to the purpose of the check-voucher. typed on eachtop'lply check-voucher 32, in lines36, 3'11 and 38 igure 8) may bemanifolded on all of the plies 31 of the main" web A by means of thecarbons 30. It will-be understood, as the description proceeds, thatonlythe mate ter t edin line 33 on the ori 'nal check-1? vouc er isordinarily'manifolde onfthe con-t 2o "densed record-webB'. i

conveniently pas i lcheck vouchenweb A from a source'of'fsu (not shown)the 'ear o fthety writ.

mg. machine past the carrier} 22 to "i; 6 1 car rier 21}, thebladesf27rofthe carrier '22 may. be elevated-abovetlie level of thoseofthe ear rier 21 in a way, disclosedinmy prior, Patent,"

, No. 1,600,254, dated September21, 1926, and, the web belowv the blades27 ofthe no A form rear carrier. This construction also holds thecondensed record web B above the main Web A at the rear of the platenand permits the web A to be moved along the web-course between the rails19 relative to the web ll,

'without rubbing against the latter.

ent No. 1,642,248 dated September 13, 1927),

are disposed a short distance above the printing line for gripping thesides of the recordweb 13 which extend out beyond the checkvoucher-web'A a ainst' a usual collating paper-table 43. T is clamps 42 are mountedfor lateral adjustment on a laterally-disposed rock-shaft 44 journaledin forwardly projecting downwardly-inclined members of theplaten-displaceable frame ,13, which is pivotall mounted on axle-pins 46held in forwar ly projecting side frame-members 47 of theplaten-carriage 14. Laterally-disposed worksheet-grip ing ends 48 of theclamps 42 are covered wit rubber and are normally held, by means to bepresently to be described, a short distance in front of the papcr-table43211; the delivery side of the platen against the pull of a spring 50,which has one end fastened to a pin 51 in the left side of theplaten-displacing frame 13, and the other vend to a pm 52m va heel 53ofia latch-plate 54 fastened on the rock-shaft 44 by means of asst-screw55 in a'hub 56 fast to the latch plate. The shaft 44 is held againstlateral displacement in the platen-displacing frame 13 y disposing thelatch-plate 54 against the 4 inner surface of the letter at the leftside "to a hub 60 loosel mounted upon the shaft 44. Each'hub is old aaiust lateral movement awa from the a jacent clamp by a collar 61astened on the shaft. To keep a cutting blade 62 of the knife 58 farenough away from the table 43 that an operative may easily view, andalso manipulate the check-voucher-web, in away to be presentlydescribed, a. spring 63 is coiled around the shaft 44' between each arm59 and the adjacent clamp 42. Each spring is woundto have one and hookover the adjacent clamp and the other end to hook under the adjacentarm' and has initial tension to normally swing the knife 58counterclockwise against a stopin 64 in the right-hand side of theplaten-- isplacing frame 13. The springs 63 and also the spring 50 tendto swing the clamps 42 clockwise against the paper-tablev 43. Thistendency is normally resisted by a tooth 65 of the latch-plate 54engaging a heel 66 on the forward side of a latch-piece 67. which ispivoted on a pin 88 fast to the platen-displacing frame below the heel66. The latch-piece 67 has a finger-piece 69 disposed adjacent afinger-piece 70 on a usual control-lever 71 provided, for locking theplaten-displacing frame 13 down.

In the present invention, a novel feature is embodied in thecontrol-lever 71 by providing a cam-like edge 7 2 on the lower side of alocking notch 73 which engages around a usual pin 74 in theplaten-displacing frame 13. The cam-like edge (Figure 1) is eccentric tothe axis of the lever and, as said lever is swung rearwardly on' a usuallaterally-disposed rock-shaft 75, the edge 72 cams the pin 74 upwardlyand raises the platen 11 a small amount to withdraw the latter fromengagement with the feed-rolls 15.and 18' The rock-shaft 75 is journaledin the sides of the carriage 14 and carries adjacent the right side ofthe carriage a latch-piece 76, which may have a notch like that in thelever 71 for engaging a lateral pin 77 fast in the right side of theplaten-displacin frame 13. By this construction both ends or the platenare lifted evenly from the feed-rolls 15 and 16 by pushing the lever 71rearwardly asmall amount. The rearward movement of the lever 71 isarrested by the rod 41 before the forward end of the cam-edge 72 passesfrom under the in 74. A spring 7 8 normally urges the lever 1 and thelatch-piece 76 into engagement with the pins 74 and 77,-respectrvely,the upper edge of the notch cumming said pins downwardly to establish awebfeeding tension for the platen against the feed-rolls. The platen 11may be rotated by means including a usual finger-wheel'SO and a usualline-spacing mechanism, not shown,

which rotating devices operatively connect with the platenshaft 12through usual gearwheels 81, 82 and 8 3.

As will appear hereinafter, it is advantageousto equip the presenttypewriting ma chine with web-collating'means including a 4platen-rotating device 85, which may be in general like that disclosedin the patent to F. L. Morgan, No. 1,280,274, dated October 1, 1918, andmayiinclude'a/gear 86 fast on a usual outer extension87 "of theplaten-shaft 12, an operatingle'vcr 88 loosely mounted on theshaft-extension, and a drive pawl 89 for operatively connecting saidcrankand said gear-wheel.

According to one method of using the typewriting machine embodying thepresent invention, the carbon-interleaved condensed record-web B ispassed from the rear of the platen while the latter is disposed in theFigure 6 position, and its leading edges are drawn forward along thepaper-table 43 a short distance past the clamps 42, the carbons 35 beingdisposed in their rearmost positions.

The carbons 30 interleaved between the plies of the main orcheck-voucher-web A may next be positioned to bring them even with therecord-sheet-carbons 35.

To quickly position both sets of carbons, a usual stop 89 may befastened on the righthandrail 19 at a point to bring the leading edgesof the carbons 35 slightly above the printing line when the rearcarbon-carrier 22 is pushed back against the stop and the platenlowered. The carbon 30 may be made long enough to come even with thecarbons 35. when the carbon-carrier 21 is pushed back againstcarbon-carrier 22. The line 33 may be collated a short distance behindthe leading edges of the carbons so that when the platen is loweredagainst the feed-rolls 15 and 16, the line 33 will be aligned to thetyping position.

The side ed es of the condenser record-web may pass un er side plates 90fastened adjacent each end of the platen to the platen-displacing frame13, the plates being curved substantially parallel with the periphery ofthe platen to be effective for holding the record'- web thereagainst.The lower ends of the side plates 90 may be formed with athroat 91 tofacilitate passing the record-web under them.

To guide the record-web laterally over the paper-table 43, a side guide92 is fastened on a bar 93, which is fixed on a usual crossframe 94between the sides of the platen displacing frame and extends therefromupwardly in the rear of the paper-table 43. A

cutting-off gage in the form of a cross-rod 95 is fastened to the top ofthe bar 93 and to the top of a usual u wardly-extending gage-bar 96,which may be fastened to the cross-frame 94 at the right of the bar 93.Another side age 97 is mounted at the left end of the rod of the bar'93in position to permit the lefthand guide 40 to extend upwardly past theplane of the paper-table 43. The right-hand side guide 40 may alsoextend up past the plane of the collating table, and the pair of guides40 will be effective for controlling the record-web B at both thereceiving and the delivery side of the platen. After collating thecheck-voucher-web A, the position of the leading edge of the firstoheck-voucher-form 32 will be determined by the depth of a space 99usually provided above the line 33. After typing record-data in line 33,the platen 11 may be line-spaced ahead one or more linespaces, as willbe determined b the spacing desired between the lines on t e condensedrecord-web B, and the fin er-piece69 will be pushed rearwardly an theclamps 42 95. A section 98 is cut out will become effective to grip therecord-web against the paper-table 43. The operator will now press theknife 58 rearwardly, preferably with the thumb of her left hand, untilthe cutting edge of the blade is disposed a short distance from thetable 43. At the same time, the operator can conveniently press thefinger-piece 70 rearwardly with the indexfinger of her left hand,asindicated in Figure 3. In certain cases, as when a ,chec voucher-form32 is short, it may be desirable to press the finger-piece 70 rearwardlybefore moving the knife adjacent the papertable 43. Usually the leadingedge of a check-voucher will come above the blade. Operation of thefinger-piece 70 raises the platen 11 from the feed-rolls 15 and 16, andthe operator will now grip the leading end of the main or check-voucherweb and draw it upwardly along the paper-table until the typed line 33aligns with or slightly above the cutting edge of the blade 62. Therecordweb B will be held stationary'by the camps 42 during advancementof the superposed check-voucher-web A. The blade 62 and the lever 71will now be released and the platen will be lowered to normal positionand both work-webs will be gripped between the platen and the feed-rolls15 and 16. The latchpiece 67 will be swung forward, and, in a waydescribed in the above-noted application of Kurowski, will be effectiveto raise the clamps 42 and latch them in their released or ineffectivepositions. The carbons 30 are now positioned in advance of the carbons35, as indicated by the arrows in Figure 3.

It is re uired to type data such as a name the latter from the printingline. The preferred way of doing this in the present in vention is tofeed the record-web Bandits carbons together rearwardly by rotationf'ofthe platen 11. Means for doing this quickly. include the lever 88 of thecondensing device 85, which may be moved forwardly against an adjustablestop-pin 99", which can be set to make the condensing device effectiveto recollate both work-webs A and-B rearwardly at one operation so astobring line ,36 to the printing point, as indicated by'the intermediatearrow in Figure 4. Atthe same time, the leading edges of'the carbons 35of' the record-web are brought a distance below the printing line,greater than the distance between lines 36 and 38. Also, the line ofcharacters carbon-copied on the record-web, when line 33 was typed, ismoved rearwardly adjacent the leading edges of the carbons 35 to aposition indicated by the lowest arrow in Figure 4. The data to appearin line 36 will now be typed, which will be manifolded on the underlymgplies of the check-voucherweb A, whose carbons 30 extend up past therinting line and this data will not be maniolded on the record-web B.The carbons will be advanced toward the printing line as the platen isline-spaced to bring lines 37 and 38 to the printing point, but thedistance between lines 36 and 38 is less than the distance of theleading edges of the carbons 35 below the printing point, as shown inFigure 4, and, therefore, the data typed in the lowest line 38 will notbe carbon-copied on the record-web B.

As will be understood fromthe abovenoted patent to Morgan, the lever 88is movedrearwardly as the platen 11 is line-spaced fortyping lines37 and38 and when the lastnamed line is typed, the operator will push thelever 88 to the extreme rearward limit of its throw, as indicated by thebroken off dotted position in F1gure 5, which operation will rotate theplaten 11 ahead and the last line of characters, which were manifoldedonthe record-web B, will be advanced one or more line-spaces above theprinting point, as indicated by the lowest arrow in Figure 5, The otherfour arrows, taken in succession from the top down, shown in Figure 5,indicate the positions of the lines 33, 36, 37 and 38, respectively, onthe top-ply of the checkvoucher-web The clamps 42 will now be operatedto grip the condensed record-web B and the platendisplacing frame willbe' unlocked and swung forwardly in the usual way to the Figure 6position. The leading edges of the checkvoucher-web will be grasped andpulled forwardly to the cut-01f age 95, and the arm 25 pushedrearwardly, w ich moves both carboncarriers 21 and 22 rearwardly untilthe latter strikes the stop 89 on' the right-hand rail 19, the carbonson both carriers being-stripped or shifted to new positions betweentheir respective web-plies. In the rearmost position of eachcarbon-carrier, the leading ends of both' setszpfcai bons 30 and 35 willbe aligned, as sh'ownin Figure 6, at a point which will bring themslightly ahead of the printing line of the platen when the latter isswung rearwardly and locked in normal typing position. The knife 58 maynow be swung forward until integral stop-fingers 103 at each side of theknife engage against the papertable 43 and the typed set of forms can besevered from the main web A. Theclamps 42'may now be released, and theline 33 on the check-voucher-web A typed and manifolded on the plies ofthe record-web B a line-space distance below the last entry there on. r

In certain cases, the record-web may be much wider than thecheck-voucher-web and by means of such arrangement, data may be typed onthe record-web which it is not de sired to have appear on thecheck-vouchers.

It will be seen that the invention is adapted for-manifolding upon arepetition of forms upon an outer work-web, and also manifolding upon acondensed record-web only a selected portion of the lines which aretyped upon said outer work-web; that a plurality of carbon-carrierstravel with the carriage, one for each web, whereby the top line u onthe outer web can be typed and manifolded upon all the web-plies, andthen a release ma be efiected between the platen and its fee rolls, toermit the outer web to be advanced indepen ently of the innerweb; andthat at this time means ma beset to hold the inner web stationaryuringt'such. independent advance of the outer web,and the extent of theadvance may be gaged. There are also provided a platen-sweep forrotating the platen backwardl after such advance. (after the feed-rollsan platen have been restored to co-operative relation), and a stop forsaid platen-swee to limit the back stroke of the platen and ring the toweb to position for typing the second line t ereon. At the same time theinner web is brought to position below the printing field, so that itwill not be manifolded, thereby permitting one or more lines to be typedand line-spaced upon the outer web whi e the inner web remains clear ofthe typing field. The platen-swee is connected to advance with theplaten, and the platen is also advanceable by means of said sweep, to alimited extent. Said inner web-clamp is also effective to, hold theinner web stationary during the platen-displacing and carbon-strippingoperation, and a final or tearing-ofi'. gage is provided to which theouter web is drawn at the carbon-stripping operation. Said advance agingmeans is in the form of a blade mova 1e to position for tearing ofi thetyped form of tle web so finally gaged, leaving both webs in positionfor typing the first line on the next form. The means to gage the extentof independent intermediate advance of the outer web is settable toeflt'ective position from normal ineffective position, and serves alsoas the web-severing blade.

Va iations may be resorted to within the scopJof the invention, andrtions of the improvements' may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a carbon-strippingweb-manifolding typewriting machine, in combination, a carriage, aplaten around which may be fed a mu tiple-ply record-web and an outer,narrower multiple-ply work-web printed with a succession 0 forms, eachform bearing space for name and address, said outer work-web beingdisposed intermediate the side edges of said record-web, a rearextension for said carriage including a track, two separately-mov- Iable carbon-carriers on said track, one disposed behind the other forholding carbons interle aved between the plies of said recordfposingsaid clamps in ineffective positions,

and reverse feeding mechanism effective for feeding, at one operation,both of said webs and their carbons rearw'ardly a predetermined amountto bring the carbons of said record-web below the printing line and thefirst line of said address to the printing line preparatory. to typingsaid address and thereafter severm said form.

2. In a car on-stripping web-manifolding typewriting machine, incombination, a platen-displacin frame, a platen in said frame aroundwhic may be fed anoutermultipleply work-web interleaved with carbons andoverlying a wider multiple-ply carbon-inter leaved record-webintermediate the-side edges of the latter, said outer work-webnhavingforms printed thereon, each having'afspace for an address, typinginstrumentalities, lower feed-rolls engaging a'gainstsaid platen, meansfor raising said frame a limited amount to releas'e the'gri of saidfeed-rolls on said webs, a pa er-ta is at the delivery side ofsaidplatemtwoclamps eflectivefor gripping the nside edges-of saidrecord-web againstsaid table .whiles'aid frame is .in a raised positionand permitting movement, of said outer work-web aroundsaidplatenrelative to said record-web, a gage for positioning saidaddress-space above ahe carbons ofsaid record-web, and'm'ech'anisrn forfeedin both. work-webs rearwardlyrapredetermined distance at oneoperation-to, bring the carbons of said record-web below the sprintingline preparatory to, typing said-1nd "which it is riotdesiredtohaveicopied on said recordwegp,

3. In a typewriting machine,.in;combination, a plat en-dislacingframe-carryingl'a platen, said frame aving forward] =-proectingmembers" at each side,ga [aper-ta lesupported on said said platen,a"

frame at the elivery side 10 laterally-disposed rock-shaft journaled insaid forwardlyrojecting members, two clampsfast on said rock-shaftforg'ripping a record-web against said table, two arms loosely mountedon said shaft, onesadjacent each chine bindthe platen and wweblinhiifoidin artoaaspps l vsai feed-rolls toreleasethe web." 7 7. Ina web-manifolding'typewriting Inaof said clamps and dis osed inwardlytherefrom, a blade fastene onthe ends of said, arms for cutting offtyped sections of a workweb overlying said record-web, and means fornormally holding said blade at short distancein front of said table,saidmeans including two springs wound around said rock-shaft, one springbeing disposed between one of said arms and the adjacent clamp, one endof each spring being fastened to the adjacent clampand the otherend'fastened to the adjacent v blade-supporting arm, the springs havinginisaid springs being increased-thereby.

' 5. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination withacarriage, a dis-.

placeable frame ivoted' at the front of said carriage, feed-r0 ls onsaid carriage, and a platen in said framebearin'g'down upon'saideed-rollsfor web-feeding, of platen dis lacing means mounted onisaidcarriage or a rearward movement to "forcibly raise said platen from saidfeed-rolls to release the web, said means being also efiective, in aforward,

movement thereof, to re-lock said" frame, and

hold the platen and feed-rolls in web-feeding enga ement. r

6. a web-manifolding typewriting mathe combination with a carriagehaving forwardly extending vside elements, a displaceable frame pivotedon said forwardly-extending elements, feed-rolls on said carriage and aplaten in said frame 7 aring upon said feed-rolls for web-feeding,

of means for forcibly vibratin said frame I either up or down to controlthe ceding of the web, including lateral pins'jiln-the displace-- ableframe, and latching, means pivotally mounted in said carriage ;to engageeach pin, each latch havinga single notch whose upper V edge is disposedtoiengage over-its pin, to

gether, and whose lower edge engages under its in to forcibly separatesaid platenandl' feedingrolls" to- Z chine, the combination with acarriage, hav;

ing a displ aceable'frame pivoted at the front of said carriage,- andfeed-rolls on. said'carriage, a platen injsaid frame normally engagingsaid feed-rolls for feeding the web, of means for raising said platenevenly from said feed-rolls to arrest the feeding of the web, includinga lateral pin in each side of said frame, a rock-shaft on said carriageat the rear of the platen, a release handle having its lower. end fastto said rock-shaft adjacent one side of said frame, and an arm fast tosaid shaft at the opposite side of said frame, said handle and armhaving duplicate notches in their edges adjacent said shaft, the loweredges of said notches being formed with cam-faces for engaging under thepins of said frame, to lift the frame and platen free of the feed-rolls,stop means for said handle to prevent said cam-faces from being movedout of the range of said pins, and a spring for holding the notches andpins in engagement.

8. Ina web-manifolding typewriting machine having a carriage, and adisplaceable platen-frame, and a locking means for said frame, includingan upright handle and an arm having their lower ends secured to a shaftrockably mounted on said carria e to engage and disengage with parts 0the frame, said handle and arm each having a single notch in the edgethereof, to form opposing cam-faces, one of the cam-faces operative toengage and draw the frame down and the other cam-faces operative toengage the same parts of the frame and lift the platen and frame upward.v

9. Ina web-manifolding typewritin ma chine, the combination of acarriage, a p atendisplacing frame, a platen around which two separatemultiple-ply Work-webs of different widths may be passed, both websbelng lnterleaved with carbons, the wider Work-web being disposed nextto the platen to serve. as a record-web and extending out on both sidesfrom the overlying narrower web, a track in the rear of said platen andmovable laterally therewith, two separately-movable carboncarriers onsaid track, one ahead of the other,

the rear carbon-carrier holding the carbons interleaved between theplies of said recordweb and the forward'carrier holding the carbonsinterleaved between the pliesof the outer work-web, a forwardly-swingingpaper-table on said platen-dis lacing frame at the delivery side of saidp aten, clamps effective for gripping the exposed side edges of saidwider work-web against sa d table when said platen is in normal typmgposition or in its raised carbon-strippmg position, typinginstrumentalitles for typing a line 0 record-data on both of, said webs,means for raising said platen off the feed-rolls of said machine topermit said outer work-web to p .be advanced around sa1d platen, saidclamps being effective to hold said innerwo'rk-webs i stationary duringthe advance of said outer work-sheet, a gage for said outer work-webconsisting of a mfe which 15 also effective for severing a typed sectionfrom said outer work-web, means for releaslng sa1d clamps, and amechanism for reversely feeding both of said work-webs togetherrearwardly a predetermined distance whereby the leading edges of theinner work-web-carbons will be disposed below the rinting line and saidouter work-web will e brought to position at the printing point forhaving data typed thereon, which will not be carbon-copied on the innerwork-web, said reverse-feeding mechanism being also effective to advancesaid work-webs together to bring said line of record-data on said innerwork-Web one line above the printing line, whereby additionalrecord-data typed on a second form or section of said outer web may becarbon-copied on said inner work-Webin a condensed form.

10. In a web-manifolding carbon-stripping typewriting machine, thecombination with a platen-frame having thereon a displaceable framecarrying a platen, a carriage for said platen-frame, an arearwardly-inclined paper-table supported on said displaceable frame atthe delivery side of said platen, of a laterally-disposed blade forsevering a typed section from a work-web fed around said platen,including two arms pivotally mounted upon said displaceable frame andvsupporting the blade on their outer ends, springs urging said blade awayfrom said table, a stop on the displaceable frame for normally holdingsaid blade against the action of said springs, said blade to be manuallypressed downwardly to its web-severing position at the paper-table, andstop means at each end of the blade to engage the papertable for aweb-clearing space under the cutting blade.

11. In a carbon-stripping web-manifolding typewritin machine, thecombination with a carria e, aving a dls'placeable frame carrying a paten, a aper-table on said frame at the delivery si e of said platen,said frame having downwardly-inclined forwardly-projecting arms, and ashaft in the lower ends of said arms, of a pair of arms swin able onsaid shaft, a knife-blade joining the rec ends of said arms to form abail, said bail being swingable rearwardly to' bring said knifeblade toa position adjacent said table for severing the ty ed section of awork-web from the main ody thereof, a stopin on.

f norma l pressing said bail against said stopon the blade to engage thepin an a sto d determine the cutting posipa-per-table an tion of theblade.

12. In a carbon-stripping web-manifolding typewriting machine, incombination, a carriage, a aten-dis lacing frame, a platen around w 'chmay e fed two separate workwebs interleaved with carbons, including amultiple-ply record-web and a narrower multiple-ply check-voucher-weboverlylng sald record-web and disposed intermediate the sides thereof,feed-rolls gripping said workwebs against the underside of said platen,a rear carriage-extension including a track movable laterally with said.carriage, two

.table on said platen-displacing frame disposed at the delivery side ofsaid platen and swingable forwardly to substantially horizontalcarbon-stripping position, two clamps mounted onsaid platen-displacingplane for gripping said record-web against said table, said'clamps beingeffective in all positions of said table, rearwardly displaceableinstrumentalities efiective for raising said platen a limited amount 03said feed-rolls to permit a space for a name and an address on theleading check-voucher to be pulled ahead to a gage by the operatorshand, said record-web being held stationary by said clam s, thedifferent elevations of thecarbon-hol ing blades in the twocarbon-carriers being eiiective to reduce the friction resulting fromthe forward movement of said check-voucher-web relative to saidrecord-web, a pivoted knifeblade movable rearwardly to a position forgaging the advance of said leading checkvoucher, means normally holdingsaid knifeblade at a distance from said table when not being used tokeep it out of the way of the operators hand when grasping the leadingends oi the check-voucher-web, means for releasing said clamps, andmechanism for reversely feeding both of said work-webs a predetermineddistance around said platen to bring the leading ends of therecord-webcarbons below the printing line, whereby other data typed onthe leading check-vouch er will not be carbon-copied on saidrecordweb,'said reverse feeding mechanism being also eiiective whenreturned to normal osition to feed both of said work-webs a cadsufliciently to bring the record-data carboncopied on said work-webabove the printing line, said knife-blade being efiective upon movementforwardly against said table for severing a typed set of typedcheck-voucher forms from the body of said check-voucherweb after. thecarbons interleaved therewith have been shifted to a succeeding set ofcheckvoucher-torms.

13. ln a device of the class described, in

combination, a displaceable platen around means'for holding therecord-web stationary I in any position of said platen, said meanspermitting movement of said outer work-web, and a knife pivotallymounted in front of said platen and swingable to a position for severingtyped sections of said outer Workweb at a point above said holdingmeans.

14. In a web-manitolding typewriting machine, a platen around which maybe fed a composite web interleaved with carbons, a carriage, aplaten-displacing frame mounted in said carriage, a paper-table at thedelivery side of said platen, and a cutting-oil knife for said webpivotally mounted in said platen-displacing frame, said lmife beingnormally held in a forward position and movable rearwardly to thecutting off position adjacent said paper-table, said knife havingelements for spacing its cutting edge a short distance away from saidtable.

15. In a web locating and manifolding ma chine having types, a revolubleplaten and line-spacing means, the combination of a carbon-holder forthe main web, a separate carhon-holder for a condensed record-web, aweblocating table at the delivery side of the platen, said platen,togeth'er with said table, being displaceable for straightening out thewebs preparatory to stripping the carbons, a carbon-stripping gage beingprovided on said table and being displaceable therewith for gaging theleading end of the web at the stripping operation, said condensedrecord-web being advanced by said line-spacing means preparatory to saidcarbon-stripping operation, means for clamping the condensed record-webto the table to hold it stationary during a subsequent independentadvance of the main web; said clamping means being outside of the fieldof the condensed record-carbons to leave them movable, and a gage uponsaid table for locating the leading end of the independently advancedmain web relatively to the condensed record-web. v

16. In a Web locating and manifolding machine having types, a revolubleplaten and line-spacing means, the combination of a carhon-holder forthe main web, a separate carhon-holder for a condensed record-web, a

platen, said platen, together with said table, being displaceable forstraightening out the webs preparatory to stripping the carbons, acarbon-stripping gage being provided on said table and beingdisplaceable therewith for gaging the leading end of the web at thestripping operation, said condensed record-web being advanced by saidline-spacing means preparatory to said carbon-stripping operation, meansfor clamping the condensed record-web to the table to hold it stationaryduring a subsequent independent advance of the main web; said clampingmeans being outside of the field of the condensed record-carbons toleave them movable, a gage upon said table for locating the leading endof the inde pendently advanced main web relatively to the condensedrecord-web, and means for rotating the platen backwardly to restore theadvanced main web to the desired typing position, and at the'same timeto remove the condensed record-web from the typing field.

17. In a web-manifolding machine having types and a revoluble platen,displaceable for straightening out the webs preparatory to stripping thecarbons, the combination of a carbon-holder for a main web, anindependent carbon-holder for a condensed record web, a collating tablefor both webs mounted at the delivery side of the platen and having aside edge gage, a gage for the leading edge of the main web, means forsevering the main web when so gaged, said end gage and severing meansbeing so positioned that the first untyped form on the main web is leftin correct position to type the first line thereon, a platen-rotatorconnectible with the platen, means for connecting said rotator to saidplaten to rotate the same backwardly until the condensed record web iswithdrawn from the printing field on the platen, and also including astop for said rotator to limit such withdrawal, the platen havingreleasable paper-feeding means which, when released, permit the main webto be pulled up over the stationary condensed record web, a releasableclamp being provided for detaining the condensed' record web while themain web is being pulled thereover, a gage whereby the independentadvance of the main web may be determined, said stop arresting therotator and platen when the condensedrecord carbons have been withdrawnfrom the printing field, and line-spacing mechanism for the platen,saidrotator being advanced with the platen by means of said line-spacingmechanism while t in is being done upon the main web and omitte from thecondensed record web, said rotator being capable, after the conclusionof such typing and line feeding, of advancing the platen sufiiciently tobring the condensed record web to position to type a line thereonbeneath its previously typed line.

18. A typewriting machine for manifolding upon a repetition of formsupon a workweb and also manifolding upon a condensed record-web only aselected portion of the lines which are typed upon said work-web,

including a carriage having a platen and feed-rolls, a plurality ofcarbon-carriers traveling with said carriage, one for each web, wherebythe top line upon the outer web can be typed and manifolded u on all theweb-plies, means to effect release tween the platen and the feed-rollsto permit the outer web to be advanced independently of the inner web,means settable to hold the inner web stationary during such independentadvance of the outer web, and means to gage the extent of independentadvance of the outer web.

19. A typewriting machine for manifolding upon a repetition of formsupon a workweb and also manifolding upon a condensed record-web only aselected portion of the lines which are typed upon said work-web,including a carriage having a platen and feed-rolls, a plurality ofcarbon-carriers traveling with said carriage, one for each web, wherebythe top line upon the outer web can be typed and manifolded upon all theweb-plies, means to effect release between the platen and the feed-rollsto permit the outer web to be advanced independently of the inner web,means settable to hold the inner web stationary during such independentadvance of the outer web, means to gage the extent of independentadvance of the outer web, a platen-sweep for rotating the platenbackwardly after such advance when the feed-rolls and platen have beenrestored to co-operative relation, a stop for said platen-sweep to limitthe back stroke of the platen and bring the top web to position fortyping the second line thereon, and the inner web to position below theprinting field, so that it will not be manifolded, thereby permittingone or more lines to be typed upon the outer web while the inner webremains clear of the typing field, said platensweep connected to advancewith the platen, and the platen being also advanceable by said. sweep,and means for limiting the extent to which the platen-sweep advances theplaten.

20. A typewriting machine for manifolding upon a repetition of formsupon a workweb and alsomanifolding upon a condensed record-web only aselected" portion of the lines which are typed upon said work-web,including a carriage having a platen and feed-rolls, a plurality ofcarbon-carriers traveling with said carriage, one for each web, wherebythe top line upon the outer web. can be typed and manifolded upon allthe web-plies, means to efiect release between the platen and thefeed-rolls to permit the outer web to be advanced independently of theinner web, a clamp settable to hold the inner web stationary during suchindependent advance of the outer web, and means to gage the extent ofindependent advance of the outer web, said platen being mounted fordisplacement to straighten out the webs preparatory to stripping thecarbons, said inner web-clam being also effective to hold the inner webstationary during the carbonstrippin operation, a tearing-0E ga e beingprovide to which the outer web is rawn at the carbon-strippingoperation, said advance Ell hill

gaging means in the term of a blade movable to position for tearing 0dthe typed form ot the web so gaged, leaving both webs in position fortyping the first line on the next torn],

21, A typewriting machine for manifolding upon a repetition of formsupon a workweb and also manitolding upon a condensed record-web only aselected portion of the lines which are typed upon said work-Web,including a carriage having a platen and feed-rolls, a plurality ofoarboncarriers traveling with said carriage, one for each web, wherebythe top line upon the outer web can be typed and nianifolded upon allthe web-plies, means to eilcct release between the platen and thefeed-rolls to permit the outer web to be advanced independently of theinner web, a clamp settable to hold the inner web stationary during suchindependent advance of the outer web, means to gage the extent ofindependent advance of the outer web, a platen-sweep for rotating theplaten backwardly after such advance when the feed-rolls and platen havebeen restored to co-operative relation, a stop for said platensweep tolimit the back stroke of the platen and bring the top web to positionfor typing the second line thereon, and theinner web to position belowthe printing field, so that it will not be manifolded, therebypermitting one or more lines to be typed upon the outerweb while theinner web remains clear of the typing field, said platen-sweep connectedto advance with the platen, and the platen being also advanceable bysaid sweep, and means for limiting the extent to which the platen-sweepadvances the platen, said platen ing upon a repetition of forms upon a,workweb and also manifolding upon acondensed record-web only a selectedportion of the lines which are t ed upon said work-web,

including a carriage having a platen and teed-rolls, a plurality ofcarbon-carriers traveling with said carriage, one for each web, wherebythe top line upon the outer web can be typed and monifolded upon all theweb-plies, means to effect release between the platen and the feed-rollsto permit the outer web to be advanced independently [of the inner web,means settable to hold the inner web stationary during such independentadvance of the outer web, and means'to gage the extent of independentadvance of the outer web, said gaging means set'table to efiectiveposition from normal inefiective position, and severing also as aweb-severing 70 blade, 7

- JESSE A. B. SMITH,

